Over the past 20 years, Umesh has worked as a theatre director, actor, sound designer, and playwright. He has written more than 15 children’s plays, many of which have won awards at the National Level. His writing for children also includes two radio plays written for All India Radio. His play The Boy and the Drum has also been published by Pratham Books in 2015. His interest in languages has led him to translate into English several Kannada works of Dr. KY Narayanaswamy, who is a well-known poet, playwright, and thinker. He has also subtitled several Kannada films, including the critically acclaimed films Lucia, U-turn, and Ondu Motteya Kathe. He currently works with Ananya Trust, an open school for underprivileged children, as a theatre facilitator and is also involved with various organisations as a research editor, content writer, and corporate theatre facilitator.